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Serious Danger
Serious Danger is a podcast about our broken political system and its greatest threat: the Greens. Join traitorous SJWs Emerald Moon and Tom Ballard as they discuss the #auspol news of the week, chat to key figures from the left movement, and talk about how to win a future for all of us. This is NOT an official Greens party podcast, but it IS the official podcast of trying to not go insane while experiencing the sh*tshow that is Australian politics. / Produced by Michael Griffin / Twitter &…
Episodes
Serious Danger175: Election results 2 - Could be better!
Emerald and Tom share crazy voting booth stories, before taking a look at the results of the 2025 federal election, one week later. Things only got worse!…
Serious Danger174: Election results 2025 - Could be worse?
Greens win! Pressure works! Wait, what?! Emerald and Tom reconvene the morning after the 2025 federal election to look at the results as they stand, and share…
Serious DangerTEASER: Leo Puglisi from 6 News on how teens are schooling ‘real’ journos
In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Emerald and Tom meet one of our longtime favourites - the 17-year-old wunderkind founder of 6 News, Leo Puglisi!…
Serious Danger173: Election predictions with Amy Remeikis
Oh crap the election is this Saturday. Emerald is joined by guest host, #auspol legend and live-blogger for the Australia Institute, Amy Remeikis! Why has this…
Serious DangerBONUS: Meet the Candidate - Sonya Semmens for Macnamara
Ninth and the final in our series of bonus episodes interviewing Greens candidates for the upcoming federal election, Emerald and Tom meet Sonya Semmens, and…
Serious Danger172: Why LNP & Labor won’t fix housing ft. Max Chandler-Mather
Epic rap battles of history - Biggie vs Tupac, Kendick vs Drake, DJ Albo vs Peggy Sue. Emerald and Tom take a look at the week’s election news (10:57)…
Serious DangerTeaser: Inside The Greens #9 : The Rudd years, GFC, Ronan Lee & a Lib-Green Love Affair
In this bonus series for Patreon subscribers, Tom and Emerald talk through chapter 9 of author Paddy Manning’s epic history of the Australian Greens…
Serious DangerBONUS: Fight for Fremantle ft. Amy Warne & Kate Hulett
Eighth up in our series of bonus episodes interviewing candidates for the upcoming federal election, Emerald meets two of the progressive candidates vying for…
Serious Danger171: Bandt’s giant toothbrush & how to vote in Macnamara
Congrats to Dutton for winning the first debate (presumably?), and to Jason Clare for not knowing the second one existed. Emerald and Tom take a look at Adam…
Serious DangerBONUS: Meet the Candidate - Luc Velez for Sydney
Seventh up in our series of bonus episodes interviewing Greens candidates for the upcoming federal election, Emerald and Tom meet Luc Velez - organiser…
Serious Danger170: A long first week & Temu Trump ft. Stephen Bates, MP for Brisbane
We are a Labor podcast now. Lol gotcha April Fools! Emerald and Tom catch up on the stories from the first week of the federal election campaign (10:20). The…
Serious DangerTEASER: Truth Bombs: the Greens’ new Defence policy & Vic Socialist criticisms
In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Emerald and Tom tackle a much-requested topic - the Greens recent defence policy announcement. Along with…
Serious DangerBONUS: Meet the Candidate - Samantha Ratnam for Wills
Sixth up in our series of bonus episodes interviewing Greens candidates for the upcoming federal election, Tom meets Samantha Ratnam - former Victorian Greens…
Serious Danger169: Election Kick-Off & Budget Kick-Ons ft. Nick McKim
Tom is joined by Greens federal Senator for Tasmania and self-proclaimed best gamer in the Senate, Nick McKim! First up, the election has finally been…
Serious DangerBONUS: Meet the Candidate - Huong Truong for Fraser
Fifth up in our series of bonus episodes interviewing Greens candidates for the upcoming federal election, Emerald and Tom meet Huong Truong - organiser…
Serious Danger168: DJ Bandt, Poll-Shaped Objects & Tanya’s Tall Tale Tweet
DJ Adam Bandt hits the decks with Abbie Chatfield. Emerald and Tom take a look at new polling about the election (11:33). Are the Greens going to lose their…
Serious DangerTeaser: The CFMEU scandal from the inside ft. Elizabeth Doidge
In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Emerald and Tom speak to Elizabeth Doidge, former official at the Victorian branch of the Construction, Forestry…
Serious DangerBONUS: Meet the Candidate - Sophie Greer for Perth
Fourth up in our series of bonus episodes interviewing Greens candidates for the upcoming federal election, Emerald and Tom meet Sophie Greer - community…
Serious Danger167: Trump Tariffs & Caravan Hoaxes
Greens want the tax dollars of inner-city lefties with their cannabis lattes. Emerald and Tom talk tariff wars (13:07) which are a thing we have to have in our…
Serious DangerBONUS: Meet the Candidate - Omar Sakr for Blaxland
Third up in our series of bonus episodes interviewing Greens candidates for the upcoming federal election, Tom meets Omar Sakr, poet, novelist, essayist, and…
Serious Danger166: Cyclone Alfred, Big Tech & Snowflakery in the Arts
Alt episode title for Stewart Lee nerds: Snowflake/Cyclone Emerald prepares for Alfred to visit. First up she and Tom take a look at the survey results of our…
Serious DangerTeaser: Inside The Greens #8 : Leader debates & neoliberals on bikes
In this bonus series for Patreon subscribers, Tom and Emerald talk through chapter 8 of author Paddy Manning’s epic history of the Australian Greens…
Serious DangerBONUS: Meet the Candidate - Mandy Nolan for Richmond
Next up in our series of bonus episodes interviewing Greens candidates for the upcoming federal election, Emerald meets Mandy Nolan, Greens candidate for…
Serious Danger165: Wild Western Australia Special: Elections & the gas lobby ft. Gerard Mazza
Can politician deepfakes fool The Griff? Emerald is joined by guest host Gerard Mazza, anti-gas campaigner and Woodside CEO outside-house-protester…
Serious DangerBONUS: Meet the Candidate - Tara Burnett for Cooper
First up in our series of bonus episodes interviewing Greens candidates for the upcoming federal election, Emerald and Tom meet Tara Burnett, Greens candidate…
Serious Danger164: Abolish Poverty (and Insurance)
A school of fish, a murder of crows and a Trumpet of Patriots. First up, Emerald and Tom take a look at the election date predictions (9:34). Then, welfare…
Serious DangerTeaser: Inside The Greens #8 : Iraq war & heckling Bush
In this bonus series for Patreon subscribers, Tom takes Emerald through chapter 8 of author Paddy Manning’s epic history of the Australian Greens…
Serious Danger163: Are Greens still the party of Bob Brown? ft. Bob Brown
🎵 Peggy Sue got [REDACTED] not long ago 🎵 Emerald and Tom take a look at the results from last weekend’s Victorian by-elections in Werribee and Prahran…
Serious DangerTeaser: We listened to Dutton’s Straight Talk podcast interview
In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Emerald takes Tom through Peter Dutton’s recent appearance on the Straight Talk with Mark Bouris podcast…
Serious Danger162: A political donations data dump & Trump’s Gaza BS
What are the odds that staffers would bet on the election results? Emerald and Tom check out the just-released AEC donations data for the 2023/24 financial…
Serious Danger161: Deadbeat Dutton is the Temu Trump ft. Amy Remeikis
New record - only 89 seconds till Doomsday! Tom is joined by guest host, the Chief Political analyst at The Australia Institute, Amy Remeikis! What is the…
Serious Danger160: Lidia Thorpe on Blak Sovereignty & the Greens
Albo and Tom attend the Triple J 50th anniversary party. For this Invasion Day, Emerald and Tom are joined by Senator Lidia Thorpe (6:43). What is the state of…
Serious DangerTeaser: Is Australia left or right? A nerdy look at the stats
In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Tom takes Emerald through “Left | Right | Out : How voters perceive their own politics and the relative…
Serious Danger159: Dutton’s launch & finishing the NBN
Advance Australia vs Serious Danger. Emerald and Tom turn on tethering and chat about the government’s election announcement to ‘finish’ the…
Serious Danger158: Trademarking “Teal”: 2025 election campaign hits the road
Clive Palmer tries to own the Teal. Emerald and Tom are back for 2025, and oh no - Labor just announced a Bruce Highway upgrade policy, which means the 2025…
Serious DangerTeaser: Inside The Greens : Tampa, Telstra, 9/11
In this bonus series for Patreon subscribers, Emerald takes Tom through chapter 7 of author Paddy Manning’s epic history of the Australian Greens…
Serious DangerUNLOCKED: We watched ‘How to Blow Up A Pipeline’
Happy new year! New episodes back next week Sun 12th Jan, but we’ve unlocked a Patreon recent episode, enjoy! In this bonus for Patreon subscribers…
Serious DangerTeaser: ‘Atomic Oz’ by Scott Ludlam - Play reading live at Rising Tide
In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, live from the Newcastle Comedy Club during the Rising Tide blockade, it’s a special Boxing Day panto! As a…
Serious Danger157: Raygun’s $10K, nuclear costings, flag & prayer culture wars
The world unites to hate on Aussie national heel Raygun. Emerald and Tom take a look at the coalition’s costings for nuclear power, delivered on the last…
Serious Danger156: Synagogue fire & the Greens’ anti-Dutton pivot
🎵If you’re gonna keep jacking up the rent / We’re gonna burn down the real estate agency 🎵 Emerald is back and has Taiwan travel tips. Then she and…
Serious DangerTeaser: Inside The Greens #7: 2001 Election, NZ Green Party, Global Greens, Lee Rhiannon
In this bonus series for Patreon subscribers, Tom takes Emerald through chapter 7 of author Paddy Manning’s epic history of the Australian Greens…
Serious Danger155: Woolworths vs workers & Prahran by-election ft. Angelica Di Camillo
First they came for my Australia Day pub celebrations, and I did not speak out - because I was not a pub. Tom is joined by guest host, new Greens candidate for…
Serious Danger154: Have the Greens given up? ft. Osman Faruqi
Lidia Thorpe throws a piece of paper. Tom is joined by guest host, journalist and commentator Osman Faruqi! It’s the last week of parliament for the year (and…
Serious DangerTeaser: Live in Sydney ft. Jenny Leong & Mark Humphries
In this bonus series for Patreon subscribers, Emerald and Tom are live from The Vanguard in Sydney the day after their Newcastle show on our little mini-tour…
Serious Danger153: Live from the People’s Blockade
Emerald and Tom descend on the Rising Tide People’s Blockade, live from the Newcastle Comedy Club! First a look at the blockade, Maurie the Mole and a…
Serious Danger152: Social Media Laws & Fairfax-Nine on the Greens
"Sydney's a big city, you know, I mean, a couple of hundred bucks, right?” Emerald and Tom check out the government’s new obsession with regulating the…
Serious DangerTeaser: We watched ‘How to Blow Up A Pipeline’
In this bonus series for Patreon subscribers, Emerald and Tom watched the 2022 film How To Blow Up a Pipeline, adapted and fictionalised from the 2021…
Serious Danger151: US Election & Student Debt ft. Dave Anthony (The Dollop)
Kamala Harris ran a “flawless” campaign. This week on the doomer leftist election loss show, Emerald and Tom are joined by Serious Danger’s US election…
Serious Danger150: Goodbye, Greensland? Emerald’s Qld election recap
You’re allowed a week to mourn. Emerald takes Tom through the results of last week’s Queensland election (13:09). Why did the Greens underperform? Did Labor…
Serious DangerTeaser: Inside The Greens #6 pt 2: 1998 Election, GST, One Nation
In this bonus series for Patreon subscribers, Emerald takes Tom through chapter 6 of author Paddy Manning’s epic history of the Australian Greens movement…
Serious Danger149: Splitting Heirs on Lidia Thorpe ft. Amy Remeikis
An Animal Justice candidate supports the Greens and would love to be the dictator of this country. Tom is joined by guest host and #auspol legend Amy Remeikis…
Serious Danger148: Albo’s mansion, the Greens slumlord & school funding class war
Canberra Liberals leader gives media the finger, loses election. Emerald and Tom learn that PM Albo bought a mansion and try to work out why exactly it feels…
Serious DangerTeaser: Kevin 07 - 2007 Election Retrospective
In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Emerald and Tom recap the 2007 federal election. Kevin 07! Rudd-slide! Workchoices! The idea that you could have…
Serious Danger147: Dealing with the Greens & Fatima’s Voice ft. Rachel Withers
Emerald is joined by guest co-host Rachel Withers, our favourite adult #auspol writer. Everyone hates the Greens (12:11), with Labor campaigners running a…
Serious Danger146: Hezbollah, Shrinkflation & the Door-knocking Green Lion
Put on some pants, there’s a Green Lion knocking on the door. Emerald and Tom try to get their heads around the escalating conflict in Israel, Lebanon and…
Serious DangerTeaser: One year since October 7th ft. Nasser Mashni
In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Emerald and Tom are joined by Nasser Mashni, co-founder and President of the Australian Palestine Advocacy…
Serious Danger145: RBA brainworms & the Qld election ft. Liam Flenady
Janet Albrechtsen is sick of the nanny state and getting eaten by bears. Emerald and Tom look at the proposed RBA reforms and the Greens demand that the…
Serious Danger144: The Pesky Door-Knocking, Bill-Blocking Greens
The evils of door-knocking! Emerald and Tom have a quick look at the results from the NSW council elections. Then, Labor would have gotten away with it too, if…
Serious DangerTeaser: Young Scott Ludlam writes a play about nuclear war
In this bonus series for Patreon subscribers, Tom takes Emerald through chapter 6 of author Paddy Manning’s epic history of the Australian Greens movement…
Serious Danger143: Skibidi Speech, Land Forces Protests & ACT Election ft. Rebecca Vassarotti
Fatima Payman gets a staffer to google “gen z expressions.” Emerald and Tom look at the protests against the Land Forces “defence” expo that upset Australia’s…